Darwin was just 22 when he set out on a voyage that would change the way humanity understands itself and the natural world ...
In 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed by representatives of the United States and Britain, ending the War of 1812. In 1851, ...
On Dec. 26, 2004, an earthquake-triggered tsunami raced across the Indian Ocean with 40-foot-high waves slamming into India, ...
From 1974: A Christmas Eve snowfall made for a white Christmas in Spokane. Accumulation was only about an inch, but that was ...
born on this day in 1805, fought disease, poverty and spiritual battles of his own Eli Wizevich Unlike much of Georgia, the historic port city was preserved from Sherman’s wrath, but suffered ...
President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches in United States history, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on this day in history ...
Patton Jr., an American World War II hero famed for his battlefield brilliance, unvarnished view of combat and volatile personality, died in Heidelberg, Germany, on this day in history ...
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